Association of the Fibonacci Cascade with the distribution of coronary artery lesions responsible for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

C Michael Gibson; William J Gibson; Sabina A Murphy; Susan J Marble; Carolyn H McCabe; Minang P Turakhia; Ajay J Kirtane; Juhana Karha; Julian M Aroesty; Robert P Giugliano; Elliott M Antman; TIMI Study Group

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00731-8

Association of the Fibonacci Cascade with the distribution of coronary artery lesions responsible for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Sep 1;92(5):595-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00731-8.

Authors

C Michael Gibson¹, William J Gibson, Sabina A Murphy, Susan J Marble, Carolyn H McCabe, Minang P Turakhia, Ajay J Kirtane, Juhana Karha, Julian M Aroesty, Robert P Giugliano, Elliott M Antman; TIMI Study Group

Affiliation

¹ TIMI Study Chairman's Office, the Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

PMID: 12943884
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00731-8

Abstract

This is the first study to demonstrate the appearance of the Fibonacci Cascade within the distribution of coronary artery lesions in the human heart. The propensity for this ratio to appear in nature may also be because this ratio optimizes the efficiency of packing structures in a limited space in such a way that wasted space is minimized and the supply of energy or nutrients is optimized.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anthropometry
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Electrocardiography*
Energy Metabolism
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Fractals
Humans
Mathematics*
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
Myocardial Infarction / metabolism
Myocardial Infarction / pathology*
Predictive Value of Tests

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents